Diigo

What is Diigo?

Diigo (Digest of Internet Information, Groups and Other stuff) is a free social bookmarking tool used for collecting, organizing, accessing and sharing web-based information. Diigo can be used a a personal research tool where web pages of interest can be bookmarked for later reading. While reading, sticky notes and annotations can be added and key information can be highlighted for later use. Snapshots of web pages and annotated text can also be taken. Bookmarks and web annotations can then be organized in My Library by tags and lists and then shared with colleagues, using group bookmarking. When you join Diigo, you can upgrade to a free educator's account, allowing teachers to set up student accounts. Diigo can be used with most major web browsers, including Ipods and Ipads

How Diigo Supports Learning

• Can be used as a personal or collaborative research tool
• Supports knowledge sharing
• Active reading is facilitated through highlighting, sticky notes etc.
• Fosters a community of learners

Diigo and Lifelong Learning

• Resources can be shared with colleagues, organized and pooled together
• Topics of interest can be searched in bookmarks of other Diigo members

Tips for Teachers

• Upgrade to educator's account and set up student accounts (with or without e-mail)
• All students in the class are automatically set up as a group and able to share bookmarks
• Teachers can share bookmarks to be used on research projects with students
• Default privacy settings allow content to only be shared among classmates and teacher

Getting Started